Harrow.



LONG.

HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1912. 1,052,931 Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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G- 0. LONG.

HABROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1912. 1,052,931 a Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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IN VEN T 012 g L071 =2 i 11y Attorney s'mrns TEN Fries.

our 0. LONG, or Kevan, SOUTH DAKOTA.

HARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Application filed May 8, 1912. Serial No. 696,015.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, GUY 0. LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Navan, in the county of Corson and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in I Iarrows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying of this character.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in general of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a side elevation of. a harrow constructed in accordgance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4:.is a detail perspective of one of the combined frame members and bearing caps. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one of the frame members and bearings. Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section through one of the nut locking disks.

v Fig. 7 is an Inner face view ofsuch a disk.

Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the use of 'harrow disks with rounded edges.

In the present embodiment of the invention there is provided on each side a frame member 10 on the upper side of which are suitable notches or slots 11 having inclined sides, as can clearly be seen b reference to Fig. 3. The bottom of each 0 these notches 11 is provided with a groove 12 substantially semi-circular in form and-constituting journal bearings. Extending upward from each of the frame members 10 is a pair of struts 13, each having a groove 14 extending transversely across its foot so that when the struts are in position in the slots 11 the grooves 14 will register with the grooves 12, thus making a complete bearing.

Each of the members 14: is provided with a vertical face 15 wherethrough extends a vertically disposed groove 16 and these members furthermore have reduced portions 17 so arranged that when in osition these reduced portions provide "for t e seating of an upper transverse frame member 18 which extends from side to side ofithe machine.

Each of the frame members 10 is provided on its underside with a transverse slot 19 and from this slot an opening 20 runs through the respective frame member in a vertical direction.

The frame members just described are all held in position by means of vertically dis,

posed bolts 21 which pass through the respective openings 20 and have their heads 22 lying in the slots or. grooves 19. The

shanks of these bolts pass between the upper ends of the members 13, lying in the respective grooves 16 and theiupper ends of the bolts extend through oppositeends of 'the cross member 18 and are provided with.

suitable nuts 23 so that all of the frame members are held firmly together.

Carried in the journal bearings formed by the grooves 12 and 14 are tubular members 24 which serve in connection with other tubular members 25 to constitute spacers, the last-mentioned members being carried 'on a rod 26 which also runs through the members 24: and is provided with the usual between the spacers are provided plow c01- ters'29, the colters 29 of one rod 26 being in' staggered relation to the colters on the nuts 27 and washers 28. On the rods 26..

other rod, and allbeing of the disk type.

Extending inwardly from the forward ends of the members 10 are brace bars 30 having beveled ends 31. The inner ends of these brace members are bent to run parallel as at 32' and between these inner ends is received a draft pole or beam 33. In order to brace the pole 33 to the upper member 13' an eye bolt 34 extends through-said upper member 18 and extending forwardly with its forward end curved downward is a brace bar 35, the' lower end whereof extends through the pole 33, being provided on each side in suitable adjusting nuts 36. By means of this construction a certain amount of spring effect is given the pole.

The members 30 are preferably held in position on the forward ends of the members by a novel form of not lock which consists in a plate 37 of resilient metal. On

members 30, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

. them.

The washer is thus prevented from turning or tightening the nut i1, the center of the washer being caused to spring inward, thus makin a safe and secure look.

In t e operation of the device it will be noted that the front colters cut the ground up in clods while the rear colters traversing over the ground pulveriie any clods that may 'pass between the front colters, it being, of course, obvious that any clods that pass the front colters are also pulverized by There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kind described,

and for the purpose specified.

It will be obvious that minor changesmay be made in the construction of the apbeing engaged paratus, as for instance, either the concave disks shown in Fig. 2 or the fiat disks shown in Fig. 8 vmay be used without departing -from the spirit of the invention.

' Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new, is

1. In a harrow of the class described, a frame including a pair of side members having notches extending transversely thereof provided with journal bearings formed in their bottoms, strut members held in said notches with their upper ends inclined toward each other, said strut members being provided at their bottom ends with notches registering with the journal bearings and constituting bearing caps, said strut members having opposed vertically disposed faces provided each with a vertical groove, reduced portions formed on the upper ends of said members to provide seats at said upper ends, a transverse member extending across the harrow and having its ends resting in said seats, and abolt at each end of said transverse member extending upwardly through the bottom member and through the transverse member, the shank of said bolt in the vertical grooves whereby said bolts lock all of said parts in position. v

2. In a harrow of the class described, a frame including a pair of side members having notches extending transversely there- .of provided with journal bearings formed in their bottoms, struts held in said notches with their upper ends inclined toward each other, said strut members being provided at their bottoms with notches registering with the journal bearings and constituting hearing caps, said strut members having opposed vertically disposed faces provided each with a vertical groove, reduced portions formed on the upper ends of said members to provide seats at said upper ends, a transverse member extending 'across the harrowand "having its ends resting in said seats, a bolt ateach end of said transverse member extending upwardly through the bottom memher and; through the transverse member, the shank of said bolt being engaged in the vertical grooves whereby said bolts lock all of said parts in position, shafts carried in said journalbearings, spacers on said shafts, disk colters on said shafts between said spacers, the colters on one shaft being instaggered relation to the colters on the other shaft, 2nd draft means carried by said frame memers.

3. In a harrow of the class described, a frame including a pair of side members having notches extending transversely thereof provided with journal bearings formed in their bottoms, strut members held in said notches with their upper ends inclined toward each other, said strut members being provided at their bottom ends with notches registering with the journal bearings and constituting bearing caps, said strut members having opposed vertically disposed reduced portions formed on the upper ends of said members to provide seats at said upper ends, a transverse member extending across the harrow and having its ends resting in said seats,,a bolt at each end of said transverse member extending upwardly through the bottom member and through the transverse member, the shank of said bolt being engaged in the vertical grooves wherebysaid bolts look all of said parts in position, shafts carried in said journal bearings, spacers on said shafts, disk colters on said'shafts between said spacers, the colters on one shaft being in staggered relation to the colters on the other shaft, draft means carried by said frame members, and a resilient brace for said draft means.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUY C. 'LONG.

Witnesses:

G. E. BRECKENRIDGE, H. C. LIMERICK.

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